Kenyan Arrested for Trafficking Men to Russian Army
Kenyan police have arrested a key figure in a network that sent more than 1,000 Kenyans to Russia, where many were forcibly conscripted into the army and sent to Ukraine.
Kenyan police have arrested a key figure in a network that sent more than 1,000 Kenyans to Russia, where many were forcibly conscripted into the army and sent to Ukraine.
The attacks in the towns of Madagali and Hong in the border region with Cameroon, were attributed to Boko Haram jihadists, whose fighters have been active in the area since the group began its violent insurgency in 2009.
Paris Saint-Germain defender Achraf Hakimi, who is facing trial for alleged rape, was included in his team’s matchday squad ahead of their Champions League play-off phase second leg tie against Monaco on Wednesday.
The reports named him as Shinnosuke Kawashima and said he had been transferred to the notorious Evin Prison.
In February 2023, a woman then aged 24 told police in Val-De-Marne southeast of Paris that Hakimi had raped her.
Mahakama ilibaini kuwa notisi iliyowasilishwa na Jamhuri ilikuwa ya maelezo ya nyongeza yasiyoangukia katika masharti ya kifungu hicho, hivyo haikuwa na msingi wa kupokelewa katika hatua ya sasa ya shauri.
Lissu countered that admitting the notice would open a “Pandora’s box” of issues beyond the charge sheet, including politically sensitive events of October 29, 2025.
Lissu alipinga vikali hatua hiyo, akisema Notice hiyo haina msingi wa kisheria na kusema kifungu cha 308(1) kinahusu shahidi mpya yaani shahidi ambaye maelezo yake hayakusomwa wakati wa Committal.
Alican Uludag was arrested in Ankara on Thursday evening following a warrant issued by the Istanbul public prosecutor’s office, which said it had opened an investigation into him for “insulting” President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and “disseminating false news” in connection with “certain posts” on X.
Several journalists warned of possible misuse of the new legislation signed into law this week by Kiir, drawing parallels to the national security law “which has restricted press freedom since independence,” according to multimedia journalist Woja Emmanuel Wani.